This is a Halloween post in February. I know a lot of people love Halloween, and I guess I do too. Not the dressing up part. Not the drinking to stupification part. But the “lots of candy being around” part, and the “making radio stuff” part…that’s my jam Halloween-wise. And so we come to a … Continue reading Jason and the Monsters
Bob S. Bestos, basement-dwelling weirdsmobile, is starring in a brand new commercial for Bloedorn Lumber Alliance. Bob has held the “celebrity spokesweirdo” role for Bloedorn for quite some time now, and in this instance the commercial does not promote any specific products but instead offers a little Valentine’s Day playlet. When an advertiser runs a … Continue reading Cyrano de Bobgerac
It’s been a while since I posted a health update. And this is not much as updates go. But on January 13th I headed to UC Denver Health, where the neuro-team said my Chiari malformation was not doing anything. Good night everybody! If you read a little irritation into this, I’m writing irritation into it. … Continue reading Health Update(ish) And More
In 2004 my friend David Kuskie and I started doing what we call “internet radio shows”. They’re not podcasts because they are scripted and produced stories with sound effects and music. Dave and I have done dozens of these, joined most frequently by Kalin Krohe and Jeremy Fifield. (Kalin, Jeremy and I do our own … Continue reading “SCARE ON THE AIR: Flatfoot Fenster Christmas Show”
So…it’s Friday night, 1:53am. I am awake. I fell asleep way too early and woke up in time to watch a “Seth Meyers” rerun from before Thanksgiving. Truth be told, this has been a rotten week health-wise. I actually wrote a blog post earlier this week about it, but it turned out so depressing I … Continue reading Late Night Commercials
This essay, which I originally wrote for my MySpace blog in 2006, has been slightly edited to update it, and to correct some lousy word choices and phrasing. At this moment I am listening to a one-hour internet audio stream of what people were hearing 56 years ago today, on station KLIF Dallas. This is … Continue reading The Big Day In The Big D
Kalin Krohe, a couple weeks back said to me, “You know what you should do with that blog of yours? Post all the Christmas shows you’ve done over the years.” I have to admit that’s a good use of this space. What I didn’t realize is how difficult it would be! For some reason, WordPress … Continue reading The Christmas Vault: The Specials
It’s getting to be that time of year when many clients want to promote the availability of flu shots. One such client, Alliance Community Pharmacy, let me try a humorous approach. We’ve done two spots for them, and each one uses humor to peel away the resistance one might have to getting their flu shot. … Continue reading Anatomy Of A Silly Commercial: Flu Shot Time!
Last year I decided to create a full-length radio thriller for our KCOW Halloween Special. Typically we just do little vignettes that air in-between vintage radio programs like “War Of The Worlds” and “Sorry Wrong Number.” That’s what we did this year. But in 2018 I decided to do something a little more elaborate. I … Continue reading “The Ghost And Mr. Bestos”
In the summer of 2010 Dave Kuskie and I did a special episode of our “Dog and Pony Show” using my real-life trip to a Nebraska Broadcasters Association convention as a springboard to our fantasy version. In our fictional trip, Dave comes with me and we end up stealing a man’s identity (and his hotel … Continue reading The Annotated “Road To The Broadcasters Convention”
